The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-30

of the Chamber of Commerce, also presented
petition asking its suspension. He said
that the merchants of Mobile had
no fear of not getting reasonable
rates, but they did fear that if the law
should be forced and they should have to de
pend on water carriage for Western pro-
ducts, the time consumed in such transpor
tation would endanger their interests.
Mobile, the petitioners say, ''is unfOrtu
nately situated, so far as concerns her trade
allies in the country contiguous.
We have to go 100 miles to reach the terri
tory we expect to sell. If we do not get
goods at low transportation rates we cannot
expect to remain u distributing point by
rail. Our rivers do not extend to all parts
of our territory The port has only an
irregular line of steamers, which has
indeed produced a considerable reduction of
rail rates from New York to Mobile and
has compelled recognition of Mobile as
port, but this line has had to put the rate so
low that business can hardly be renuner-
ative. We understand there are places in
whose favor the fourth section can be sus-
pended, and we think we act right in asking
that Mobile be included in the number of
such places"
Petitions for the suspensions of the fourth
section were presented from representa-
tives of the cities mentioned above. 0. P.
HUntley, of Huntsville, presented a memo
rial stating that the peopl of Huntsville
had subscribed to the building of three
roads i'll North Alabama with view of OBJ
tanning railroad competition, and they
therefore asked that they be relieved from
the operation of the fourth section.
The session was then adjourned till to-
morrow at 10 o'clock, when the committee
will sit two hours, and petitions and testi-
mony against a suspension of the fourth
section viii be presented
The Commission will leave for New Or
leans at 2:3O O'Clock tomorrow afternoon.
CATTLEMEN TO HAVE PASSES.
ST. LOUIS, April pa local paper says
that the Western railroads do not make any
attempt at conceahng their plans in regard
to issuing passes to cattlemen. They con-
tend that while engaged in the transporta-
ton of cattle they are as much employees of
the road as though their names We're on the
pay roll, for otherwise substitutes would
have to be paid by the road and the ex-
penses inclnded in the shipping rate.
The Eastern roads, however,
denied their patrons this privilege, with the
result of driving from this market some of
the leading buyers, who transferred their
orders to Chicago, where they had the
benefit of the Grand Trunk cut rate. In
self-defense. the Indianapolis and st. Louis
| railroad returned to the pass system week
| ago. The shipper and one man for every
/ two cars is allowed transportation East in
the caboose, aQd return ticKet by express.
Chicago roads have established a rebate of
| S. per car for all live stock shipped from
| Texas
| LOUISIANA PLANTERS FAVOR THE LAW.
NEW ORLEANS, April 29.-There was a
large attendance of Louisiana planters yes
terday at the meeting of the Executive
| Committee of the State. Agricultural So
ciety, called for the purpose of taking some
action in regard to the interstate commerce
| law. After fun discussion of the matter
the following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That in the opinion of the Executive
| Committee of the State Agricultural Society the
best interests of the planting community of this
| State require that the provisions of the inter
| state commerce law be c,irred out strictly and
enforced throughout the land.
UNION PACIFIC's PETITION.
| WASHINGTON, April 29.-The petition of
| the Union Pacific Railroad Company to the
| Interstate Commerce Commission asking to
be relieved from the operation of the fourth
section of the interstate law, was filed with
| Secretary Mosely to-day, and a copy of the
document was taken to Mobile by the same
messenger who brought it here to be there
| laitAbefore the commission.
The Interstate Commission will add the
| Union Pacific railroad to the list of trans
| contins1tal railways exempted for seventy
| five days from the operations of the long
and short haul clause of the interstate
commerce bill. It's omission from that
list was entirely unintentional, so far
| as the Commission was concerned. The
claims of the Union Pacific We're not prop
erly presented, while the claims of the other
| roads were and that was all there was to it,